Convection Cooking; Defrosting Techniques - Panasonic NN-CD989S Cookbook

Convection Cooking

Beef, pork and poultry
To use, select the category for the roast and then
enter the weight.
Once the weight is programmed, the cooking time
will appear in the display window.
Press Auto Convection Button once for Chicken
Pieces.
Press Auto Convection Button twice for whole
Chicken.
Press Auto Convection Button three times for Beef-
medium.
Press Auto Convection Button four times for Pork.
Place roasts fat-side down and whole poultry breast-
side down on a microwaveable, heat-safe rack set in
a microwaveable, heat-safe shallow dish.
Turn the meat and poultry over halfway through the
cook time. The meat and poultry chapters describe
special procedures to follow.
Chicken Pieces
Up to 2 lb (1 kg)
Whole Chicken
Up to 6 lb (3 kg)
Beef - medium
Up to 4 lb (2 kg)
Pork
Up to 4 lb (2 kg)
Cake
Oven temperature and time are automatically
programmed when using this feature to bake butter
cakes, quick bread loaves, chiffon, sponge and angel
food cakes. Use cake mixes for your favorite recipes,
or choose a recipe from the dessert section of this
cookbook.
For cakes that will be conventionally baked in less
than 28 minutes, press Auto Convection Button
five times.
The display will show Cake 1.
For cakes that will be conventionally baked
in 28 minutes to 55 minutes, press Auto Convection
Button six times.
The display will show Cake 2.
For cakes that will be conventionally baked
in 55 minutes or more, press Auto Convection
Button seven times.
The display will show Cake 3.
Always use metal pans of standard shapes, such as
a square, round, oblong or a shallow tube pan.
Cook one pan at a time.
Place the Oven Rack on the Ceramic Tray. Place the
cake on the Oven Rack and press Start Button.
The cake categories are not suitable for fudge cakes,
brownies or traditional fruit cake recipes.
Pie
Oven temperature and time are automatically
programmed to bake double-crust pies.
There are three sub-categories for Pie.
Press Auto Convection Button eight times for
double-crust pies with fresh fruit filling. The display
will show Fresh Pie.
Press Auto Convection Button nine times for
double-crusted frozen pies. The display will show
Frozen Pie.
Press Auto Convection Button ten times for baking
double-crust pies made with pre-cooked or canned
pie filling. The display will show Pre Cooked Pie.
Always use a metal pie pan and bake one at a time.
Prepare pies so that they are less than 2-inches
(5 cm) high. Refrigerated or frozen pie crusts are not
recommended.
Frozen pies must be placed on a small cookie sheet
on the Oven Rack for best results.
Place the Oven Rack on the Ceramic Tray. Place the
pie on the Oven Rack and press Start Button.

Defrosting Techniques

Remove wrapper. Otherwise, the wrap will hold
steam and juice close to the food, which can cause
the outer surface of the food to cook.
Remove ground meat from its tray.
Place meat in an appropriate dish.
Place small items, such as chops, chicken pieces,
shrimp, scallops or fish on a microwave roasting rack
in a dish.
Place roast fat-side down and whole poultry
breast-side down on a microwave roasting rack in a
dish. The rack helps prevent the food from sitting in
its own juice. The juice will get hot during defrosting
and the bottom will begin to cook.
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